
King and Queen grant audience to Thai teen rock star Nene Royal
Their Majesties the King and Queen granted an audience to Thai young rock sensation Nene Royal and her family at Dusit Palace yesterday.
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Their Majesties the King and Queen granted an audience to Thai young rock sensation Nene Royal and her family at Dusit Palace yesterday.

Thai PBS plans to petition the chairman of the National Audit Committee to launch a fact-finding investigation into the conduct of the State Audit Office (SAO) in its probe into the broadcaster’s alleged misuse of funds.

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to South Africa's Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and who last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza.

Thailand and Timor-Leste have agreed to deepen economic cooperation, expand trade in agricultural and processed food products, and accelerate efforts to establish direct flights between Bangkok and Dili.

Thailand’s consumer confidence index fell to 48.9 in September, down from 49.5 a month earlier, as people remained concerned about the cost of living, household debt and political instability.

HM Queen Suthida conducted her first solo flight in a JAS 39C Gripen fighter jet at Wing 7 of the Royal Thai Air Force in Phun Phin district, Surat Thani, on October 8, under the watch of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this morning that the flood situation nationwide was improving, including in Prachin Buri and Chachoengsao, where the drainage of floodwater would be accelerated as seasonal high tides begin to recede.

Thai PBS has insisted that the State Audit Office (SAO)’s investigation into the alleged misuse of 85.22 million baht in funding has not yet been concluded and that the matter should be handled between the two agencies.

The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) has detected patches of plankton bloom along the coasts of Chon Buri, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon and Phetchaburi.

Former prime ministers Chuan Leekpai and Abhisit Vejjajiva oppose a proposal to bring the earmarked “sin tax” revenue allocated to ThaiHealth and Thai PBS into the annual government budget, warning that the move could undermine both organisations’ in

Malaysia hosted Myanmar's junta chief-turned-President Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday, saying it aimed to reintegrate the country with Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, but made clear the visit did not amount to recognition for the military-backed government.

Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun welcomed the Opposition's no-confidence motion against her and 17 other cabinet members, calling the upcoming censure debate a valuable opportunity to clarify government policies to the public.

Thai gastronomy will serve as a cultural ambassador at the 2026 IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings, featuring menus crafted from sustainable, locally sourced ingredients across the country.

Thai authorities began extradition proceedings on Thursday against a Chinese investigative reporter wanted by Beijing and detained for months in Thailand, his lawyer and an official told AFP.

The Revenue Department is seeking public feedback on a draft law that would require travellers of all nationalities leaving Thailand to pay a departure tax, initially proposed at Bt1,000 per trip for air travel.

The Energy Regulatory Commission is expediting revisions to power purchase agreements for private energy producers to align rates with actual production costs and ensure fair pricing.